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CircularLogArchiver – Automates the archiving of logs with the help of 7Zip

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Written in 2009 for the Windows versions of the time. Check that the tool or steps still suit your environment before using them.

Prerequisites

  • 7-Zip installed

CircularLogArchiver by Shaun Vermaak automates the archiving of logs with the help of 7Zip.
It's particularly useful on large log directories were space is an issue.

Publishers website: https://www.ittelligence.com
 ITtelligence mirror: CircularLogArchiver.zip (10.02 KB)

Usage: CircularLogArchiver.exe GO /LP:LogPath /LE:LogExtention /AI:Interval /AOT:ArchiveOlderThan /DAOT:DontArchiveOlderThan /DOT:DeleteOlderThan
Example: CircularLogArchiver.exe GO /LP:"C:\Logs" /LE:"*.log" /AI:"M" /AOT:"1" /DAOT:"3" /DOT:"3"
 Example above will archive all files in "C:\Logs" with *.log extention that are between one and three months old and delete files older than three months

CircularLogArchiver version history

  1. v2.0 · January 16, 2017

    • Released as v2.0
    • Usage shows the /LP, /LE, /AI, /AOT, /DAOT and /DOT switches as optional

  2. January 21, 2009

    • Initial release: automates log archiving with 7-Zip
    • Archives by age range and deletes files older than a set age

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